Alden Loury

In Black neighborhoods that are growing economically — including in Greater Bronzeville — Black population is on the decline. It’s almost like the only way to shatter the economic glass ceiling is for a neighborhood to shed its Blackness, Alden Loury writes.

The number of Chicagoans living over a mile away from a supermarket or superstore — a major grocer — has jumped by 63% in the past decade, a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.

“I felt sympathy for my white classmate who did not get accepted into the U of I, but that sympathy has eroded over the years,” Alden Loury writes. “Affirmative action may have provided me an advantage in getting into the U. of I. But he has advantages in practically every other facet of life.”

A proud father of three girls — ages 25, 19 and 14 — I’d fooled myself into thinking that my job would be pretty much done once they left home and gained their footing.

A Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation found school officials failed to protect these welcoming schools and the $155 million invested in them.

A Sun-Times and WBEZ analysis shows the 2013 school closings “didn’t do anything to fix all the structural inequalities that are leading to lower outcomes in the first place.”

Remembering our last Mother’s Day together has eased the pain and regret I’ve felt since my mother’s death, Alden Loury writes. I owe my view of the world, and myself, to her.